Though it has a Scandinavian ring, this is an out-of-the-ordinary Irish family name. The hard 'T' at the beginning prevents it from sounding as feminine as, say, Loren. Torin's Passage was an early video game.

Torin in the Forums

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09smiller Says:

I love this name and we are considering naming our second son this (if we have another boy). We have a son named Tristan and they pair great together. Also Sir Tor was a knight of the round table as was Tristan. My husband also loves Torin because in sounds like Thorin who was a character in the Hobbit movies.

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mallowd Says:

I have a friend named Torin (maybe dps's son...?). I've never heard it until I met him, and this is the first time seeing it on nameberry! I really like it, and would be tempted to use it, if I didn't think it'd be weird since I have a friend with it now. (not the kind of a friend I would name after). Other nameberrys go for it!

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dps Says:

Me and my wife named our second son in1996 Torin. We saw it in a name book and liked it because it sounded strong and in Norwegian means thunder. He is now 18 and has turned out to be tall well built and strong with a great personality. He is the only Torin in his school and everyone knows him by his first name right away. The girls are naturally attracted to him. He likes it because its related to Vikings.